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Limits RegistryCentral Park Tower (also called Nordstrom Tower) at 225 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City, developed by Extell and designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, topped out in 2019 and was completed in 2020 at 472 m (1,550 ft). It is the tallest residential-only building in the world and has the highest roof of any building outside Asia.
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Central Park Tower (also called Nordstrom Tower) at 225 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City, developed by Extell and designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, topped out in 2019 and was completed in 2020 at 472 m (1,550 ft). It is the tallest residential-only building in the world and has the highest roof of any building outside Asia.
The greatest architectural height of a completed building whose occupiable floor area is predominantly residential.
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Limits Registry. LR-TALLEST-RESIDENTIAL-BUILDING-CENTRAL-PARK-TOWER. Tallest residential building. 2026.